Aside from recent outbreaks of polio in war-torn regions of the world, the deadly virus is close to being eradicated, thanks ...

Cases have been rising in Afghanistan and Pakistan — and global health specialists are worried that this year's U.S. foreign ...

Seventy years ago, a remarkable breakthrough changed the course of public health forever. On April 12, 1955, the world ...

In the early part of the 20th century, polio was a debilitating disease affecting hundreds of thousands in the U.S., says Maniar, director of the master of public health program at Northeastern's ...

Dr. Jonas Salk is credited with creating the first polio vaccine at the University of Pittsburgh. The government licensed the shot in 1955 for its safety and efficacy.

The 1950s was a turning point for polio. Amid deadly outbreaks, Jonas Salk developed a vaccine that saved countless lives ...

Poliomyelitis—commonly known as polio—is a highly infectious viral disease that often afflicts children. It is transmitted via droplets or aerosols from the throat and by fecal contamination ...

The report was, in effect, a description of a new disease, at least of one never previously reported in medical literature. It is called polio-encephalitis. Poliomyelitis is transmitted by a virus.

In total, childhood vaccinations have saved about 154 million lives over the past 50 years. Most of these are thanks to the ...

What is polio? Poliomyelitis — commonly known as polio — is a highly infectious viral disease that often afflicts children. It is transmitted via droplets or aerosols from the throat and by ...